Swurl is s very cool way to combine multiple sources like twitter, flickr and blogger, into a calendar-like timeline. You can also see a regular reverse chronological view. ... More ...

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We visited Banff Canada and had a great time. The sky was so clear and the water was so clean and cold. It's a great trip. Here are the highlights of our trip to Banff. In Town Best Restaurant - Saltlik, 221 Bear Street. We heard the the Calamari here was hte size of a lobster, so we had to try ot. It was pretty good. We were very happy when we found out the they served Kieth's Beer on tap. You can't get it in Boston, so we enjoyed both a regular IPA and a Red. We also ordered the ribs, w... More ...

My mom is going to be on ABC World News with Charles Gibson tonight on a segment about innovative retirement. The program usually airs at 6:30PM on the coasts and 5:30PM Central Time, but check your local listings to be sure. Once the segment airs, I'm going to put up a behind the scenes video of the first part of her interview over on her blog, My Mom's Blog by Thoroughly Modern Millie. We had a great time with the ABC news crew. I showed them twitter, flickr and Qik. Thanks to ABC News produ... More ...

"I'm Charlie Wilson retired from Congress in 1996, Good Democrat, I want to take this opportunity to say good luck to Senator Obama and God speed... and incidentally, in case there is any doubt, I approve this message." Recorded on Saturday June 2008 at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Canada by Steve Garfield. Recorded for The Unconvention - Create a short video with your own political message. ... More ...

Ann Marie from ABC pre interviewing my mom, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. Just got back in town in time to be there for the ABC News crew who were interviewing my mom for a report on retirement... My mom rocked, as did the crew... I ended up showing them how my posts to flickr and Qik end up on twitter... Here a short video of me showing them Qik, live streaming from the cell phone... Update:This segment on Reinventing Retirement will air on Wednesday June 2nd during the 6:30 PM EDT AB... More ...

NY Times neglects to link to the Facebook group mentioned in their article, Obama Supporters Take His Middle Name as Their Own. Here it is: Facebook | My Middle Name is "Hussein" Too. They also make it hard to determine who set up the Facebook group, it's Mark Elrod. ... More ...

Banff Gondola: No pictures please!, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. ... More ...

David Talbot interviewed me for this article in the MIT Technology Review, Cell-phone Streaming: Qik lets tourists--and reporters--broadcast live from phones: Wandering the streets of Manchester, NH, during the presidential primary campaign, a self-described "citizen journalist" named Steve Garfield bumped into Duncan Hunter, a minor Republican candidate. Garfield pointed his phone's camera at Hunter for a quick interview, whereupon Hunter disclosed that he was about to tell CNN he wasn't quit... More ...

Cell Phones Everywhere by Scott Ableman, on Flickr CC BY-NC-SA Jonathan Fields writes, Is Social Media The Ultimate Buzz Kill?: Millions of people now live-journal nearly every happening, thought and moment in their lives on Twitter, Plurk, Friendfeed, Socialthing and dozens of other services. So much so that I know a number of folks who literally rush to the computer of cell phone the seconds something remotely interesting begins to happen, out of an almost addictive need to report what’s go... More ...

Barnett Vineyards, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. Barnett Vineyards ... More ...

Shipping it to Massachusetts Myself!, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. Buffalo's Shipping Post ships Napa Valley Wine. I just learned that although Massachusetts makes it very difficult for wineries to ship to the state, you can ship wine to yourself. So take that Massachusetts legislature, I'm shipping wine to Massachusetts! ... More ...

Larkmead Tasting Room Wines, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. If you visit, tell them you are a Garfield Groupie! Official website: Larkmead Vineyard. ... More ...

Just saw this on Politico regarding McCain aide Mark Soohoo at Personal Democracy Forum, NYC, The Google: "Soohoo is getting beat up a bit before what isn't exactly a McCain audience at the tech conference. Pressed again on McCain's tech savvy, he defends his candidate. 'You don’t actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country,' he says. 'You actually do,' former Edwards blogger Tracy Russo responds, suggesting he try to explain Twitter to his grandmother and then ask ... More ...

Andy Carvin: Discussing Twitter, Liveblogging and Journalism at the Guardian in London ... More ...

Laughing Squid Summer Drink Up at O'Neill's Irish Pub in San Francisco, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. ... More ...

Laughing Squid Summer Drink Up at O'Neill's Irish Pub in San Francisco, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. Thus guy bought this 30% Off T-Shirt at a thrift store. It was marked $1, but he refused to pay more than 70 cents. They agreed. ... More ...

Laughing Squid Summer Drink Up at O'Neill's Irish Pub in San Francisco, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. ... More ...

@garyvee Wine Bottles, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. Gary Vaynerchuk was in Boston last night for a book signing. Lots of books were sold and signed. I think Gary's great. I've gotten to know him as a fellow videoblogger. If you went to the event, you met Gary. He wants to meet everyone in the world. When I arrived, I saw him on the stairs and said hello. I initially thought it was a random encounter, but no. Gary was waiting to greet every single person as they arrived. That's ... More ...

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